Cyril Washbrook
Cyril Washbrook
Born: 6 December 1914, Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Died: 27 April 1999, Sale, Cheshire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Cyril Washbrook
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v New Zealand at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1937
Last Test: England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 1956
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1947
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 37 66 6 2569 195 42.81 6 12 12 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 6 0 33 1 33.00 1-25 0 0 36.0 5.50
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1933 - 1964)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 592 906 107 34101 251* 42.67 76 176 212 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 494 8 309 7 44.14 2-8 0 0 70.5 3.75
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
In the course of a long professional career Cyril Washbrook
amassed over 34,000 runs and 71 centuries, mostly as an opening
bat for his native Lancashire and England. Stocky and powerfully
built, with strong shoulders, he was particularly severe on
anything short, cutting and hooking with great force. A very
sound defence gave him the technique to deal with the swinging
and seaming new ball, and he sold his wicket dearly. He was a
fine cover point, particularly in his younger days. He debuted
for Lanashire in 1933, and made an immediate impression, becoming
the youngest Lancastrian (at 19) to score a first-class century
with 152 in his second match. He first played for England in
1936-37 against New Zealand, but failed to establish himself in a strong batting side. He lost what might have been his
best years to the Second World War, but directly afterwards he
soon became established as one of the best bats in England. His
name is often linked with Len Hutton, as they formed a successful
opening partnership for England. They made three successive
opening century partnerships against Australia in 1946/47, and
Washbrook averaged over 50 in Tests against the great 1948
Australian side. In 1948-9 he and Hutton put on 359 for the first
wicket against South Africa, still the English Test record. He
was Lancashire's first professional captain, taking over the post
in 1954 until his retirement. He was a Test selector from 1956-57
and again from 1971-72. In 1956, he was put in the unusal
position of being recalled by his fellow selectors at the age of
42 to face the Australians. He came into to bat with England
17/3. In a superb performance he made 98. His final Test innings
(in that series) was a duck, but he played three more years for
Lancashire before retiring. A popular player,
his benefit match in 1948 set a receipt record
that was not beaten for years.
He became president of Lancashire in 1988. (DL, April 1999)
Last Updated: Tuesday, 30-Jul-2002 03:34:29 GMT
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